>> terry: good morning, i'm terry mcsweeney in for carolyn tyler. labor day weekend is here. here is the forecast from lisa argen. >> lisa: good morning. here is the view from mount tam. you can see in the distance, mount tam here but look at all the fog. compressed marine layer in parts of the north bay. we started out in the 40s. it was chilly start from napa to santa rosa. still fog around the airport. look what happens around by noontime, warming up from the low to mid-60s in the bay. 12-10 degrees of warming from our coast to inland valleys. we're not done yet. warmest day of the week will be the holiday tomorrow. details coming up. >> terry: breaking news in san francisco, the chp is investigating the cause of a crash at highway 101 that sent a car over the railing onto the street below. video of the scene just in.

it happened at the split. two cars collided sending one car flying on to vermont street. this is near 16th. the driver was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. >> san francisco police investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in golden gate park last night. the man in his 30s crashed into a light pole near kezar drive and martin luther king drive. the victim's name has not been released. >> this morning we have news of a special prayer vigil for a critically injured firefighter. it will be held at san jose regional medical center at 4:00 this afternoon. this is in honor of 41-year-old frank ryan who remains in intensive care. he collapsed during a fire. they did save st. patrick's

school. here is an update from the hospital. >> reporter: more than 200 st. patrick's parishioners crowded to say mass. they have to worship here because the fire heavily damaged their church on thursday. this is also where 41-year-old frank ryan collapsed due to a heart attack after coming out of the flaming building. brian visited him at the hospital. >> everything we have gotten so far is in a positive direction. we're very happy. >> they were invited to attend this mass today. prayers were offered for ryan's recovery. parishioners are happy to pray for someone that tried to save the church. >> the church wouldn't be high pressure. they need to get everything they deserve. >> he worked to put out the

fire. they were evacuated as the fire raced through the building creating thick smoke and high temperatures, a dangerous mix. >> a lot of heat inside there. absolutely. there were some of the worst conditions we've seen in a long time. >> fellow firefighters have been by his side where he was brought in in critical condition. the family issued, frank is progressing in a positive way. we are taking it one day at the time given the circumstances surrounding his condition. the family thanks everyone for their support. >> he has to survive. he has to. he just has to. >> reporter: frank ryan as a lot of well winnerers. the fire is still under investigation and church members we spoke to don't know when they will be able to worship inside the cathedral again. >> terry: major wildfire in

mendocino county has burned two more homes. north pacifier, located northeast of the town of covello has burned 41,000 acres. you are looking at video of the effort. it has destroyed seven homes and threatening 21 others. right now it's 58% contained, 1600 firefighters are on the scene. the cost of fighting this fire has topped $20 million. >> this morning police are investigating a deadly shooting in north oakland. investigators say a man was shot to death just before 9:30 last night at 53rd street. so far there have been no arrests, no word of any suspects or motive in that shooting. also in oakland, growing concern about safety after two more craigslist robberies. one was robbed during a meeting with a craigslist seller. that happened on 73rd avenue. other incident happened 62nd and

outlook avenues. it follows two other robberies in the past month. you should insist on meeting in a high public traffic location when buying or selling merchandise. oakland residents marched. they led hundred marchers calling for peace. on friday night. four people were shot in three different incidents. one happening in a parking lot of a kentucky fried chicken store. last weekend ten people were shot including three children. >> we're stepping out of the doors. we wanted to make it happen. >> the church has asked them to join and adopt some of these young people. the activists aren't just praying for change, they are demanding it from city leaders.

they are going to hold them accountable to help young people break the cycle of violence. this morning, work continues on the dumbarton bridge which was closed for the weekend for a seismic retrofit. the work is on schedule. it's expected to reopen by 5:00 just in time for the rush hour. closure begin friday night. crews are working around the clock. >> this area of the bridge has been jacked up by up to 5 inches. that is preparation for work over the next few months. >> it's intended to protect the bridge from earthquakes. the project is expected to wrap up early next year. >> in san francisco, fremont street between howard and mission also closed until tuesday. crews are excavating the underground rail level of the transbay center and installing a temporary bridge.

waze app can help you navigated around all the detours. find it on the apple app store google play or abc7news.com. >> health officials at san francisco stated university have put out an advisory after two students were diagnosed with chickenpox. sergio quintana has more. >> for students the word is out about chickenpox on campus. >> i got an e-mail and it just said there were two cases that came out. my roommate yelled from the other room did you get the e-mail at the same time. >> i think it's very unusual. we were very surprised to get two cases which appear to have arisen in two separate california counties. >> both students were diagnosed at san francisco state university this week. one student lives in alameda county, the other one in eldorado county. they were unrelated.

with two cases of chickenpox on campus, health officials biggest concern is people that have immune deficiencies or are pregnant. >> for those people made aware there have been these cases. >> for many california college students, chicken spox an illness they had as a child or been immunized against. >> the rash, you get little red bump that has turn into little blisters. then those blisters burst. >> vaccinations will be available next week for students who are interested. >> have you had chickenpox? >> i haven't. >> i've never been vaccinated against it. >> terry: coming up next, it's not over yet in louisiana. new evacuation orders issued because of severe flooding.

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they are going to hold off training any afghan security officers until they figure a way to weed out insurgent infiltrate u.s. special forces says the training will be suspended for two months.

a marine captain with ties in bay area was killed by the afghan security forces he was training. he was on his fourth tour of duty when he was shot. remnants of hurricane isaac are pushing up mississippi valley but some evacuees are not able to return home. [ siren ] >> reporter: police cars raced through the streets. helicopters hover above and the radio says to get out. >> immediate and mandatory evacuation. >> five days after isaac roared ashore and people are being forced from their homes. this time 2,000 residents north of new orleans. this time, it's a lock that could break. sending water cascading through several neighborhoods. >> we wanted to make sure that we have it in stable condition.

all across the gulf course most of cleaning up and lining up for water and ice. >> hundreds of thousands have been without power in this oppressive heat for five days. in parts of hard hit parish the only way to get home is by boat. >> we're getting ready to get washed away. >> this is the moment that the levy was topped, drowning so many homes. jesse shafer rescued his neighbors and now he is taking them back to save the little they have. without question the biggest frustration for many along the gulf coast remains the lack of power. half the people in metro new orleans who lost power still

don't have it back. the heat index here is expected to top 105. >> new this morning, authorities in oregon are investigating the crash of a monster truck into the viewing stands during an event yesterday. take a look. one fan caught part of the crash. it bounced over the barricade. three people are hospitalized. the truck driver himself was not injured. >> in florida this morning an animal rescue team is trying to save five young whales that beached themselves. 1122 whales washed ashore in a florida state park. 16 of them died. the other whales were transported for testing and treatment. officials say they don't know why the pod became stranded. back here at home, celebration for the all-star

team for petaluma with a big parade through town. oakland a's honored them at coliseum. they made a name for itself in pennsylvania and took third place in the worldwide competition. today's parade starts at 1:00 p.m. in petaluma. team members are going to be there riding in convertible hot rods and classic cars. then they end up at walnut park for a free hotdog barbecue. the question is parade weather. >> the sun keeps going for those guys. upper 70s but we are looking at a shallow marine layer. dense fog. here the it is. you can see the shallow fog, it's much shallower than yesterday. we'll talk about the warmup today and how long it's going to last. that is next. >> also next. cal bears play their first game

in their renovated stadium and lose a

>> terry: welcome back everybody. we've had a beautiful live picture after beautiful live picture. there is another one looking out at obviously mount sutro. sticking up above the fog. you can see the fog just got about everybody under its

influence. it's not lasting up on mount tamalpais. higher elevations and view down below you can't see a thing. let's check in with lisa argen if it's going to burn off. >> lisa: it's not just confined to the north bay. fog around monterey. everyone will see slightly warmer conditions. here is a look from vollmer peak. you can see, it's not all burned off. we are still looking at cool conditions. numbers range from the 50s and 60s depending on where that cooler air is sitting. so it has drained into the valleys. live doppler 7-hd showing the fog will cling to the coast right now but the rest of the afternoon. we may see a little more sunshine from point reyes, it will be stuck right along the

san mateo coast. it's looking to be a nice afternoon with 56 in antioch. 55 in the city. still fog around sfo and we talked about the fog in monterey for a while. visibility was reduced to about eighth of a mile. temperatures feeling like fog with numbers dropping into the 40s in some spots. for the next couple of days. we have more summertime weather on our minds. a case in point. 24-hour change, noticed most places are warmer if you are not in one of those cool north bay valleys where 24 hours ago. you were warmer. we are looking at ten degrees warmer in oakland compared to yesterday. dense fog in some areas, otherwise 2-6 degrees warming and holding steady tomorrow. we're not going to get too hot. pretty much a nice looking forecast. here look at the fog. 9:00 right now and pull it back. we will look for sunshine throughout the bay today.

then look what happens. by the overnight hours. it's coming back and throughout tuesday morgue, we're looking at more fog. it's going to be one of those things with the ebb and flo dpik at a time go how the temperatures go, high pressure in the pacific and low pressure heading out of town we have less of the onshore push. sea breeze will allow for cool beach temperatures. northwest winds 10-20 miles an hour. 90s return to the valley. chico, 91. 107 in palm springs. millbrae, looking pretty good. few patches of fog and the numbers rebounding into the upper 60s by 4:00. in the north bay, sausalito just about the same with mid 60s to upper 60s. sunny conditions and a little bit of a breeze out there. so yesterday, low 60s in the city. more sunshine and upper 60s so

pretty seasonal around the bay. south end we're looking at 80 in san jose. mid-80s for morgan hill and gilroy and monterey. lots of clouds around and denies fog lingering probably for another hour from the central coast to north bay valleys. you'll notice looking pretty good with just a little dip come mid-week into next weekend. finally, it's been cool the past couple of days. >> terry: thanks very much. >> in sports, matt cain starts against the cubs. yesterday cal bears had a disappointing home opener against nevada. here is mike shumann with the highlights with this morning's sports. >> good morning, zach made it against nevada for missing a tutorial session over the summer. it threw off his timing and fans

were greeted with a loss to nevada. a move will be questioned. down by 14.0 and maynard came back. 14-7 wolfpack. down by 14, the reverse to allen you wanted to see the blocking. not a bad run either. he goes 39 yards for the touchdown. 33 seconds left. with a third td, wolfpack up and maynard to chris harper, he fumbles, 31-24 the final. i asked the maynard the timing of benching. >> i would say, on an incoming game, it takes rhythm throughout the game. if i was able to start the first quarter the game would be a

little different. but he did a great job starting game for us. >> how about the only a's, creeping up on the rangers with another win against boston. like i said. a's are on fire, coco crisp with a solo home run. 1-0 a's and fans, of course, doing the bernie. a.j. he was able to finish his night. chris carter finishes things off in the seventh, another solo shot. 7-1 the final. now, they are only three back of the rangers in the american league west. >> to wrigley field with legendary broadcaster, born in salinas and went to cal. here a three r.b.i. triple. tim lincecum picked up his

eighth, seven strikeouts. 5-2, they even the series and stay four and a half up on the dodgers. let's go to the u.s. open, serena williams handles her russian opponent. the return goes long. yesterday, serena won the serves. again goes long, she advances to the fourth round in straight sets. that is the way the ball bounces, i'm mike shumann. i'll see you again at 5:00. >> terry: coming up the race for the white house. the battleground states and the latest from the campaign trail. and a school that was

>> terry: topping our news, president obama and mitt romney are in a virtual dead heat. only two months to go until the election, president is gearing up as romney campaigns across multiple battleground states. >> we're going to take america back. >> this is politics as contacted

sport. >> only thing i'm not going to do is get in the middle of an argument between them. i'm not going to go there. >> on the first day of the college football season, paul ryan celebrated with his alma mater and romney used a metaphor. >> 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or underemployed. if you have a coach that is zero and 23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> mitt romney was feeling a buins after the republican convention in cincinnati. a longstanding ovation. then to another toss-up stated, florida, where they joined forces to campaign. >> it's time to take responsibility for the course of america to get us back on track. you can change the course of this country. >> the president. >> hello, iowa. >> on another battleground state

in charlotte. claiming romney knows how he creates jobs but won't share his secret with voters. >> it was a rerun, you might as well watched on a black and white tv. there was a lot of talk about bold choices but nobody actually bothered to tell you what they were. >> the president stays on the road as he heads to charlotte. during the democratic convention mitt romney will be in debated practice. >> terry: abc7 news political reporter mark matthews will be live from the democratic convention in charlotte and get instant updates all week long by following him on the facebook page. he is tweeting at matthews abc7. president obama is heading to colorado on long and winding

journey to the democratic convention in charlotte. mitt romney plans on staying low key during the convention. he will be watching the democrats while he prepares for the debates. on this week with george stephanopolous, president obama's campaign strategist denies the ads that they plan to hand out welfare checks. >> their campaign is build on tripod of lies. a welfare attack that is not true. suggestion that we raiding medicare and then this whole we can build it nonsense. president is i think, everybody in america does, believes that small businesses are built through the drive and innovation and hard washington. >> terry: democrats get their turn when the national convention opens on tuesday. >> one of great song writers of the 60s and 70s has died. ♪ ♪

>> terry: hal david has passed away. he wrote raindrops keep falling on my head, and dozens of hits. he died yesterday of complications from a stroke. he was known for that song and do you know the way to san jose and say a little prayer. he was 91 years of age. >> a richmond elementary school building was torn apart by vandals is reopening just in time for the new school year. the crime itself remains unsolved. >> contractors are putting the finishing touches on the new building again. >> these floors were damaged. >> school board president shows us all the work that was done when vandals nearly destroyed the building days before it was slated to open. graffiti on the walls and broken

pipes and shattered glass everywhere. >> all these windows had been shredded. >> the repairs cost a million dollars and the vandals are still on the loose. >> it's clear that wasn't a group of teenagers that did it. it was somebody who had a vendetta, who was on mission, somebody who had an ax to grind against the contractor or against the west contra costa unified school district. >> teachers say they are not just excited about the new space but the new learning opportunities that come with it. >> we have most updated libraries in the district. we have all new books. >> the principal is excited about the computer lab. >> because there is such a digital divide in communities like this, we want to make sure that they have access to computers and all the most updated technology. >> reporter: including technology for the arts. >> the kids love doing them. they love to create characters. >> the teacher says the

auditorium was supposed to be for last year's graduation. >> it impacted the children. the students were very disappointed. they were upset. >> and with the crime still unsolved. they are not alone. >> we are still very upset. we want to see somebody brought to justice. we want somebody to turn this person in. >> terry: labor day weekend is here and tens of thousands of people are expected in millbrae again today for the bay area's biggest labor day weekend event. ♪ ♪ >> it is the 42nd millbrae art and wine festival considered by some the last blast of the summer. music is big part of the fun. nine bands performing, 250 artists displaying their skills. it includes a classic car show and a microbrew tasting tent. >> you have a special birthday

or anniversary gift you can find something unusual and unique here. >> it runs from 10:00 a.m. today until 5:00 p.m. >> next, apple gets into the buy babbling business, what you need to know before you get rid of your old iphone. let's take a live look outside. we've got a mixed bag. sunshine in the east bay. overcast in the distance. when is it going to "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today.

>> terry: 9:38 on a sunday morning, we're seeing a different kinds of shots. looks like you can walk across, some kind of white carpet leading from sutro on over to mount tamalpais, but lisa argen assures me that it is overcast, compressed marine layer. it's going to be leaving many parts of the bay area, it's left in parts already. more from her and the warming temperatures coming up in a few minutes. >> a new apple recycling program has appeared on the web store offering to buy up old iphones for credit. leslie brinkley looks at it. >> $345 worth of apple store credit for a year old iphone? yep, there was a trade in deal to be had but now you can swap your old iphone or mac or ipad into apple directly and get

apple credit. >> they are using kiosks in malls, but we haven't seen it from apple like this before. it's trying to get people to buy the new phone. >> the announcement about iphone 35 is widely anticipated on september 12th. this new recycle program has iphone users answering questions about their iphone and whether it's got a cracked screen but an estimate of a trade in credit is immediately generated. you have to ship them in and exaggerate what great condition your phone is in, you might get a lot less than promised online. most devoted apple fans seem intrigued and they kind of understand why. >> because there are so many third party providers. apple wants to partake in that, as well.

>> keep people from lagging behind. i'm perfectly happy but they want people to ramp up to their newest and better things. >> in san francisco, leslie brinkley, "abc 7 news." >> a lawsuit over russian river water has pushed the water agency there to study the impact of low river levels. they report the russian river protection committee took officials to court saying the study to evaluate a sandbar near jenner is flawed. when the group said it didn't take into account how water quality is impacts by low flows and breaching of the sandbar which locals are concerned might cause flooding. environmental groups wants it to flow through to the ocean in low flow years to allow salmon to waters upstream. it looks pretty inviting and

warm enough there to swim in there for sure. >> we're getting 80s in the forecast. it's been pretty cool past couple days. >> that is great shot. >> that is the fog and it's also a sign of a warmup that is going to bring seasonal temperatures. we'll review that and talk about a warmup when we return. >> a sleep walker who does stand-up comedy. don an sanchez tells us sleep walk with me is a snoozer. and michael finney with the warning about a con artist that are so low of

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>> terry: 9:45, it looks like a couple looks of compressed marine layer that we've been looking at this morning. looking out at tam cam, sutro tower and how thick the fog is. below the fog, this is what it looks like. a live picture of the golden gate bridge. you can see the lens is wet. fog is thick. those folks don't have any idea how sunny it is. if they stick around the bay area they'll get their sunshine. more from lisa argen in just a little bit. many americans are looking for jobs right now, but watch out. con artists are trying to take

advantage of even that. one bay area man was about to be swindled out of hundreds of dollars, michael finney stopped the scammers in their track. >> dede is telling us how she and her dear friend came within minutes of falling for a costly scam. >> we were really exposed to ripoffs. >> it begin when 81-year-old peter received an e-mail offering a job as a secret shopper. he would get paid to visit stores and secretly rate their service. peter jumped at the chances. >> i'm retired. it would be kind of extra. i can converse with people without letting them know i was a spy. >> reporter: later he received a check made out for peter for impressive amount of money. >> $1940.

>> i was willing to support peter in going to these stores and doing the transactions. >> the letter instructed him to go on line, type in a job code and get his assignment. it said he should deposited the check and wire $760 to someone? greece and 680 to spain. peter could keep the rest of the money for himself. his job was to rate the two money wiring companies. >> to go to the bank and take the money out of the bank. >> he deposited the check, the money appeared to be in his account. peter were about to walk out the door and wire the money. luckily, dede had doubts. >> you've given them money and they want it out of the country, it doesn't add up. >> reporter: she called us and we slammed the brakes on this hoax. >> they said, wait a minute. anything like that, to send

money out of this country. thank god for you guys. >> reporter: we told the couple is this an old scam. the check is fake. if peter wired the money it would be his own and it would be lost. sure enough, peter's bank that the bogus check came back unpaid. $1900 was never there. thankfully all they lost was a little pride and a little time. >> if you ever in doubted give a shouted to "7 on your side". >> being from switzerland, we don't have all this gangsterism. to tell people what is going on. >> reporter: i'm michael finney. >> terry: way to go michael. labor day weekend. we're in the middle of it and we're heading upwards, swinging upwards with the temperatures. >> starting our warmup. cool pocketed of air in the

north bay valleys. and sun is behind us. emeryville and you see the diffuse marine layer, not much left of it. you brighten up nicely but we are looking another couple of hours down around monterey. the airports and patchy fog around hayward and fremont, live doppler 7 hd. that is what happens when we have high pressure sitting right on top of us. it's allowing for the reduced visibility all morning long in some spots. be careful if you are headed to the beach. it will be cool there. breezy winds will stay with us throughout the afternoon. 48 degrees in san rafael. we were down to 45 earlier in santa rosa. 56 in oakland. feeling the affects of that burnoff. 61 in mountain view. we're looking at today beginning the warmup.

it's going to last through the holiday weekend. portions of you will stay pretty warm for tuesday. ten degrees warmer in oakland from the cooling from the north bay along the coast. we were down to 48 earlier in half moon bay. we're looking at those areas of fog for another hour or so. then 2-6 degrees warming today allowing for numbers to be average where they should for this time of year. they are holding pretty stead tomorrow. we'll have a few 90s as we head towards monday. water vapor imagery, two systems an area of low pressure will be passing to the north and east of us and high pressure building in from the south. southern california looking at warmer temperatures. we'll enjoy it while we have it. we're going to see a low continued to track off to the east. if you are anywhere by the coast or around the bay, still i probably need the can jacket.

80 in san diego, definitely warming going on. 89 in los angeles. they are looking at higher elevation moisture. could see a mountain thunderstorm to the south and back to some warmth for the sacramento valley. plenty of things going around the bay today. for the labor day weekend so the weather should be cooperating with upper 70s in santa clara. 80s in san jose. 78 in cupertino. if you are headed to millbrae today for the festival, 69 there. san francisco, a little warmer at 67. the fog wants to pull back away from the coast but kind of playing peek-a-boo from half moon bay today. in the north bay, 80 in novato. parade in petaluma. >> 79. sausalito, near 70 today and east bay the a's are playing at 1:00, you'll see numbers in the mid 60s by later in the afternoon, you'll be in the low to mid 70s. great day for a ballgame. lingering fog from hayward and

danville today, 86. monterey looking at some sunshine later on. then the look ahead, maybe a couple of 90s tomorrow and then we'll begin to see the cooling trend, stronger onshore flow, tuesday and wednesday and rest of the week. >> terry: thank you so much. in selected theaters this weekend is the new comedy called sleep walk with me. about a sleep walker who does stand-up comedy. here is don sanchez, on the aisle. >> hey, y'all ready to lipstick. i can't hear you. >> he wrote the film based on the one man show he did on broadway and at times it seems way too real. he is trying to be a stand-up comedian but he isn't very funny. his girlfriend humors him. >> how long? >> eight years. >> his family wants them to get married but mike resists.

>> so i he starts on making jokes about their relationship. it works, but he has drove hundreds of miles. a lonely hopeless life. >> if you are ever in a relationship that moving toward marriage and you are not ready, go to my sister. >> putting a strain on the relationship. mike has a real problem. he sleep walks and he has vivid, strange dreams. >> how long has this been going on? >> the character comes in for a shock when he jumps out of a second-story window. it happened in real life. the show has been a favorite at film festivals and now getting traction nationwide. i see it as people trying to make a living in stand-up. it's not easy. also it deals with the issue of lack of sleep and thoughtful

look at relationships. it kept me awake and i'll give it three-quarters of a bucket. we'll see you on the aisle. >> terry: coming up next, lots of people in a crabby mood. find out how many pounds of crab you need to make the w

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drawing. mega number is 13 and nobody correctly picked all six numbers. wednesday night's jackpot is going to jump to $18 million. did you wake up crabby this morning? a really big crab cake, just the thing. maryland state fair, 200 pounds of crab meat in an attempt to make the world's largest crab cake. freshly caught crab shipped in to maryland and few dozen eggs and top seasoning mixture. the crowd waited as it was turned out of the pan. i guess they set the record. way to go. it was cut up and sold $8 a serving to benefit a local had-h crabs. it worked out well except for the crabs. >> cool temperatures in the 40s

with the dense fog now. sunny everywhere with 60s, 70s will be in the next communicate of hours and top out into the mid 80s today. it looks like even few degrees warmer tomorrow an then cooler after that. good timing for the holiday. >> terry: thanks very much. thank you for joining us on the abc7 morning sunday news. we continue at pga p.m. i wanted to remind you alarm app with the ivptd phone. wake up to the